The slides from the presentation were later arranged into a video published on April 12 on rainbeaudais' YouTube channel. (Watching in full screen and frequent pausing to read slides is recommended.) It also includes a video showing strange water movement on the surface of the sinkhole, which was never seen by the public before the meeting:

UPDATE: On April 12, Texas Brine Company officials stated that new studies show that 97 percent of the 20-million-barrel subsurface cavity is now filled with rock and other underground material, according to The Advocate.

Some of the information and diagrams in this article were taken from "The Bayou Corne Cavern Collapse, Technical Summary," by Gary R. Hecox, Ph.D., PG, CB&I, March 18, 2013, Louisiana State Legislative Committee Hearing.

Additional information is available on the Bayou Corne Sinkhole Community page on Facebook.

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